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1/21

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 21Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The chords move pretty fast and they're pretty accurate but I'm going to thrown in this little tab as a
guide line for how to play certain chord progressions.
I'm playing these chords as follows:
G:     [3 x x 0 3 x]
G7:    [3 x x 0 3 1]
G6:    [3 x x 0 3 0]
G/B:   [x 2 x 0 3 x]
Cadd9: [x 3 2 0 3 x]
D/F#:  [2 x 0 2 3 x]
D/A:   [x 0 0 2 3 x]
F:     1  3  3  2  1  1  
Bb:    [x 1 3 3 3 1]
           G         G7    G7         G6    G/BCaa9  G/B   D/F#  G  
e|----------1--|------1---0---|----------------------------------|
B|-----3----3--|------3---3---|----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-----------|
G|-----0-------|--------------|----0--0-0--0-0--2-2--0-----------|
D|-------------|--------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------|---2--3----2----------------------|
E|---3----3----|----3---3-----|----------------2----3------------|
This tab is just a general outline of what she plays. Add as sounds or feels natural to you. The chorus has
the same basic cadence just with slightly different chords.
[Verse 1]
When he saGidG7  
When he sG7aid G6thG/Bat he Cadd9liked my cut of hG/Bair
I beD/F#came a bGarber
When he saGidG7  
When he sG7aid G6thG/Bat my Cadd9scent was Eau de G/BFleur
I beD/F#came a pGerfumer
When he saGidG7  
When he sG7aid G6thG/Bat he Cadd9liked the clothes G/BI wore
I beD/F#came a tGailor
[Chorus]
And I sCadd9ewed a party drG/Bess
In and oD/Aut and in and oGut
With a Cadd9needle and a thG/Bread
In and oD/Aut and in and oGut
In my hCadd9ead, the thoughG/Bt of him
In and oD/F#ut, in and out and iGn
[Verse 2]
When he saGidG7  
When he sG7aid G6he G/Bwas lCadd9eavingG/B  
I toD/F#ok up thGe violin
When he saGidG7  
When he sG7aid G6thG/Bat my Cadd9body he'd not misG/Bs
I beD/F#came a sGculptress
When he saGidG7  
When he sG7aid G6thG/Bat my Cadd9face he'd soon foG/Brget
I beD/F#came a pGoet
[Chorus]
And the Cadd9fiddle and the G/Bbow
In and oD/Aut and in and oGut
And the Cadd9chisel in the G/Bstone
In and oD/Aut and in and oGut
And the Cadd9fountain penG/B  
In and oD/F#ut, in and out and iGn
[Extended Outro]
Now that he's gD/F#one awGay
There isn't aG7nyone to say
If I'm a lCady gG/Bay, or a D/F#crazy Gwoman
Now that he's gD/F#one awaGy
There isn't aG7nyone to say
If I'm a dCiamonG/Bd or a dD/F#ime a dGozen
Didn't I glFeam in my father's eGye?
Who am I? Who am I?
Didn't I spD/F#lit my mother's sGide?
Who am FI? Who am GI?
Didn't I dBbrink her nipple dCry?
Who am FI?
And no one tD/F#aught me how to crFy
Who am FI?
How to cFry for what I wD/F#anted in the nGight
Who am FI? Who am I?
And didn't I cBbry and cFry?
Who am GI?
Who am I?

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Tailor

by Anaïs Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

D/F#

Cadd9

D/A

The chords move pretty fast and they're pretty accurate but I'm going to thrown in this little tab as a

guide line for how to play certain chord progressions.

I'm playing these chords as follows:

G: [3 x x 0 3 x]

G7: [3 x x 0 3 1]

G6: [3 x x 0 3 0]

G/B: [x 2 x 0 3 x]

Cadd9: [x 3 2 0 3 x]

D/F#: [2 x 0 2 3 x]

D/A: [x 0 0 2 3 x]

1 3 3 2 1 1

Bb: [x 1 3 3 3 1]

G G7 G7 G6 G/B G/B D/F# G

Caa9

e|----------1--|------1---0---|----------------------------------|

B|-----3----3--|------3---3---|----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-----------|

G|-----0-------|--------------|----0--0-0--0-0--2-2--0-----------|

D|-------------|--------------|----------------------------------|

A|-------------|--------------|---2--3----2----------------------|

E|---3----3----|----3---3-----|----------------2----3------------|

This tab is just a general outline of what she plays. Add as sounds or feels natural to you. The chorus has

the same basic cadence just with slightly different chords.

[Verse 1]

G G7

When he said

G7 G6 G/B Cadd9 G/B

When he said that he liked my cut of hair

D/F# G

I became a barber

G G7

When he said

G7 G6 G/B Cadd9 G/B

When he said that my scent was Eau de Fleur

D/F# G

I became a perfumer

G G7

When he said

G7 G6 G/B Cadd9 G/B

When he said that he liked the clothes I wore

D/F# G

I became a tailor

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G/B

And I sewed a party dress

D/A G

In and out and in and out

Cadd9 G/B

With a needle and a thread

D/A G

In and out and in and out

Cadd9 G/B

In my head, the thought of him

D/F# G

In and out, in and out and in

[Verse 2]

G G7

When he said

G7 G6 G/B Cadd9 G/B

When he said he was leaving

D/F# G

I took up the violin

G G7

When he said

G7 G6 G/B Cadd9 G/B

When he said that my body he'd not miss

D/F# G

I became a sculptress

G G7

When he said

G7 G6 G/B Cadd9 G/B

When he said that my face he'd soon forget

D/F# G

I became a poet

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G/B

And the fiddle and the bow

D/A G

In and out and in and out

Cadd9 G/B

And the chisel in the stone

D/A G

In and out and in and out

Cadd9 G/B

And the fountain pen

D/F# G

In and out, in and out and in

[Extended Outro]

D/F# G

Now that he's gone away

There isn't anyone to say

C G/B D/F# G

If I'm a lady gay, or a crazy woman

D/F# G

Now that he's gone away

There isn't anyone to say

C G/B D/F# G

If I'm a diamond or a dime a dozen

F G

Didn't I gleam in my father's eye?

Who am I? Who am I?

D/F# G

Didn't I split my mother's side?

F G

Who am I? Who am I?

Bb C

Didn't I drink her nipple dry?

Who am I?

D/F# F

And no one taught me how to cry

Who am I?

F D/F# G

How to cry for what I wanted in the night

Who am I? Who am I?

Bb F

And didn't I cry and cry?

Who am I?

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